I'm pulling 33kW through our digital meter for the Biggg coil, never a problem.
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From: "David Thomson" <tcbuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [TCML] Utility Meters
Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2014 10:30 pm
I don't have any problems with mine, either. I would be surprised if the
units did not already have noise filters considering that Tesla coils are
not the only noise generating devices.
Dave
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:03 PM, <jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Never had a problem with ours, so I think you should be fine.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: zimtesla@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 4:32:35 PM
> Subject: [TCML] Utility Meters
>
>
> I don't remember this coming up in the past, but my utility recently
> installed a digital meter to record power usage at my home. This kind
> transmits the information to the main office by some kind of computer
> system.
>
> I am concerned that my Tesla coils will damage the utility power meter-
> being possibly less robust from spikes and RFI from coils on the power
> circuit than the old style meters. I use line filters on the 60Hz
> connections to my power system on all of my coils. I am looking for
> experience by other coilers with the digital power meters before I
> return to powering up my coils.
>
> Jim Zimmerschied
>
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